i was singing as a child. my mum said i was a singing baby so i would, like, sing my name ce ce lia as i was growing up. and then ijoined the church choir, and ijoined the school choir. and i took part in the singing competitions. after an audition in 2019, she won a coveted place on the young artist programme here at the royal opera house. many hundreds apply, but only a handful are successful for each programme. the singers train with the very best including the renowned music director of the royal opera house, sir antonio pappano. you ve got to join the ideas because you re going, da, da, da, da, da. you never really know whether singers will make that superstar status. but i think she s got a very good chance of going right to the top. getting to the top is tough.
applause i was in love with opera from the beginning, but i actually did not know that it was opera. i just thought it was music. cecilia, as friends and family call her, was born in johannesburg in 1993, and has come a long way in a short time. cecilia is a protege of the royal opera house, where i m on the board of trustees. and i m going in to meet herfor the first time. i was singing as a child. my mum said i was a singing baby so i would, like, sing my name ce ce lia as i was growing up. and then ijoined the church choir, and ijoined the school choir. and i took part in the
of the royal opera house, where i m on the board of trustees. and i m going in to meet herfor the first time. i was singing as a child. my mum said i was a singing baby so i would like sing my name cecelia as i was growing up. and then ijoined the church choir, and ijoined the school choir. and i took part in the singing competitions. after an audition in 2019, she won a coveted place on the young artist programme here at the royal opera house. many hundreds apply, but only a handful are successful for each programme. the singers train with the very best including the renowned music director of the royal opera house, sir antonio pappano. you ve got to join the ideas because you re going, da, da, da, da, da.
and then ijoined the church choir, and ijoined the school choir. and i took part in the singing competitions. after an audition in 2019, she won a coveted place on the young artist programme here at the royal opera house. many hundreds apply, but only a handful are successful for each programme. the singers train with the very best including the renowned music director of the royal opera house, sir antonio pappano. you ve got to join the ideas because you re going, da, da, da, da, da. you never really know whether singers will make that superstar status. but i think she s got a very good chance of going right to the top. getting to the top is tough. the opera world is highly competitive. injune 2021, cecilia took part in one of the most prestigious contests, the bbc s cardiff singer of the world, and appeared before the three
and then ijoined the church choir, and ijoined the school choir. and i took part in the singing competitions. after an audition in 2019, she won a coveted place on the young artist programme here at the royal opera house. many hundreds apply, but only a handful are successful for each programme. the singers train with the very best including the renowned music director of the royal opera house, sir antonio pappano. you ve got to join the ideas because you re going, da, da, da, da, da. you never really know whether singers will make that superstar status. but i think she s got a very good chance of going right to the top. getting to the top is tough. the opera world is